Health workers and local volunteers carry disinfectant containers and sanitation equipment outside the General Referral Hospital in Mongbwalu, Congo, on May 21, 2026. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images
The Ebola outbreak is quickly moving, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on May 22.
The outbreak, centered in Congo, is “spreading rapidly,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing.
